Description of a mass poisoning in a rural district in Mozambique: the first documented bongkrekic acid poisoning in Africa - Gudo ES, Cook K, Kasper AM, Vergara A, Salom ão C, Oliveira F, Ismael H, Saeze C, Mosse C, Fernandes Q, Viegas SO, Baltazar CS, Doyle TJ, Yard E, Steck A, Serret M, Falconer TM, Kern SE, Brzezinski JL, Turner JA, Boyd BL, Jani IV.

BACKGROUND: On January 9, 2015, in a rural town in Mozambique, over 230 people became sick and 75 died from an illness linked to drinking pombe, a traditional alcoholic beverage. METHODS: An investigation was conducted to identify cases and determi...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news